By Graduate Center for Career Development | January 3, 2017
By Jeff Branz, Grad CCD Fellow and MBA 2018 Candidate On Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Graduate and Undergraduate Centers for Career Development kicked off the new month with a bang with their 4th annual Babson Boston Connect. Now, this was not your typical career event. This was networking – the Babson way. When you…
By Colleen Hynes | December 27, 2016
The Graduate Admissions team had a wonderful year getting to know so many innovative students, both by travelling abroad and welcoming students to our campuses in Wellesley, Boston, and San Francisco. As we wrap up 2016, we looked back at some of our favorite events of the past year: Babson Boston Opening- This past Fall,…
By Stephanie Bannister | December 11, 2016
This year’s National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) annual conference was held in Stamford, CT. The official theme was Connecting with Confidence, but the message I took away was much more profound than some well-worn networking tips and tricks. Jodi Glickman– author, entrepreneur, and professional coach- spoke at one of the sessions during the first…
By Lily Awad | December 7, 2016
Updated on 12/11/2018 The winter break is right around the corner and soon enough you will have free time to dive into your job search process. Now is the time to plan to maximize the winter break for your holiday networking activity. Read CCD’s suggestions below to get you started, and feel free to comment…
By Lily Awad | November 17, 2016
By Elvis Ge, MBA’17 & Graduate Affinity Conference Scholar Imagine sitting on your 6-hour flight from Boston to San Francisco. You arrived a bit early and so easily find your seat by the window. You look out, you think about what the first restaurant you plan to hit when you arrive, and then you take…
By Jenene Romanucci | November 15, 2016
Though the traditional Recruitment Fair season is winding down, Babson is continuing to hit the road and engage with incredibly talented candidates across the globe. With upcoming domestic stops in Texas, Washington, DC and Georgia, Associate Dean & Professor in Finance, Mark Potter, and Assistant Dean for Recruiting & Associate Professor in Accounting, Bob Turner,…
By Lily Awad | October 13, 2016
By Ayush Singhal, Akash Veershetty, and Karthik Raju, Babson MBA students and Affinity Scholars It is no surprise that technology has penetrated our lives, to the extent that it knows us better than we do ourselves. Technology is the new religion and Silicon Valley is the Mecca. Firm believers of this statement and looking to…
By Lily Awad | October 13, 2016
By Bernardo Heiremans, MBA One Year (2017) & Graduate Affinity Conference Scholar Bernardo Heiremans, a One Year MBA at Babson College, discusses his experience attending the Prospanica Conference as an Affinity Scholar and international student from Chile. The Prospanica conference is the premier gathering of Hispanic business professionals, entrepreneurs, emerging leaders, universities and corporations in…
By Susan Lemke | October 3, 2016
In the past, companies used to come to Babson to meet with students for an information session, and we heard that students were too busy to attend over 80 employer sessions per year, so we listened and now we are doing Industry Spotlights. These nights gather 10-20 different employers in a particular industry or function,…
By Lily Awad | September 4, 2016
If you are beginning your second year of the MBA program, welcome back! Many of you have just wrapped up a summer internship, while some may continue to work part-time, others have already received a full-time offer (congrats!), and many have had their experiences come to a close. So what next and how can you…